Investment Funds
Global Guide 2024 : Cayman Islands
Band 4
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+1 345 949 8599About
Provided by Harneys
Harneys’ highly skilled investment funds team has earned the trust of significant clients across the world while working on complex, ground-breaking transactions. We have built a reputation for delivering top-quality advice in a timely, transparent manner while minimising legal costs in Cayman.
Our investment fund lawyers work with managers of offshore hedge funds and private equity funds to help them establish and structure their offshore investment vehicles to best meet their strategies and investors’ requirements. Our client base includes hedge fund managers, leading international law firms, major financial institutions and corporates. We have recently assisted organisations such as UBP, Atlantic Security Bank, BNP Paribas Brazil, Moneda, Opportunity, Deutsche Bank, Banco Bradesco and China River.
Harneys’ size, collegiate atmosphere and flexible teams allow us to work across departments and offices. We do the work in the location that is most suitable to the client, and are able to provide time zone and language-appropriate service to clients around the world. This commitment to each of our clients is reflected in a number of multi-billion dollar investment managers choosing to switch legal advisers to Harneys.
Chambers Review
Harneys has a well-regarded Cayman investment funds team which advises on all aspects of fund formation, combinations and restructuring. It has notable experience handling fund regulatory matters and further benefits from the firm's well-established presence in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The firm has considerable experience representing Latin American clients and is increasingly active on crypto funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Harneys' lawyers are true experts and have been able to answer every question and assist with every matter, with ease."
"Not only does Harneys have an extremely quick response rate, but the firm also provides a real answer immediately."
"Harneys' lawyers are true experts and have been able to answer every question and assist with every matter, with ease."
"Not only does Harneys have an extremely quick response rate, but the firm also provides a real answer immediately."
Notable Practitioners
Daniella Skotnicki is notable for her increasingly impressive reputation in the Cayman Islands investment funds market. She has considerable expertise in advising asset managers on fund formation matters.
"Daniella is very good - she is an excellent lawyer."
Matt Taber is well regarded for his work advising on fund formation and fund regulation mandates. He is a well-known lawyer and a key figure on many of the firm's most impressive Cayman fund mandates.
James Smith is an up-and-coming partner at Harneys who advises on the formation of open and closed-end funds in addition to cryptocurrency funds. He is increasingly involved in providing assistance to Latin American clients.
"James Smith is extremely responsive, with a deep knowledge of everything we need. He is helpful in navigating the balance between meeting the legal requirements and the business needs."
"James Smith is very good. He provides quick turnaround, is very technical and he comes up with various innovative options."
"James never fails to provide the best support. With all the patience in the world, he is a breath of fresh air to work with."
Ranked Lawyers at
Harneys
Cayman Islands
Clients
Provided by Harneys
3TS Capital Partners’
ACP Investments Ltd
Agrius Capital Partners
Arpex Capital
Atlantic Security Bank
BDT Capital
BNP Fund Brazil SPC
Banco De Credito del Peru
Banco do Brasil (Latin America’s largest bank)
Black Maple Fund
Bradesco
Cedar Springs Capital
Chasm Capital
Deutsche Bank
Diamond Hill Capital Management
Direct Lending Investment LLC
Eagle Trading Systems Inc
Eastern Point Capital Management
Emerald Creek Capital
Everest Capital
GFS Investments
Gabelli & Partners LLC
Gamma Real Estate
Higher Moment Capital
Infinity Capital Partners
JP Funds Group
KAM
LSV Advisors
Maas Capital
N2 India
Ovis Capital LLC
Peppertree Capital Management
Royal Bank of Canada
SALI Fund Services
San Diego County Employees Retirement Association
Sciens Capital Management
Senzar Asset Management
Shoreline Capital Management
Silver 8 Capital
Skycatcher
Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi)
Taiyo Pacific Partners
Tang Media Partners
Titan Advisors
UBS
UOB Capital Management
West Side Advisors
Western Capita Guatemala
White Oaks
Industries
Provided by Harneys
Financial institutions
Investment funds
Law firms
Private individuals